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Chapter 8 Quiz
Pursuing Security
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The founder of North Koreas was _________________.
Kim Hyong-jik
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Kim Il-Sung
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Kim Jong-il
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Kim Jong-nam
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The Democratic People's Republic of Korea invaded South Korea in ____________.
1948
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1950
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1955
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1958
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North Korea possesses the ____________ conventional army in the world.
second largest
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sixth largest
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third largest
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fifth largest
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National security in its traditional sense has become synonymous with attaining and amassing ____________.
political power
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military power
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economic power
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diplomatic power
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According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), in 2018 the world spent about __________on military arms.
2.4 trillion
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1 trillion
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$1.8 trillion
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2 trillion
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In 2018 the U.S. national defense budget accounted for _________ of total global defense spending.
36%
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41%
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28%
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45%
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According to the first Secretary-General of the United Nations __________ "wars occur because people prepare for conflict, rather than for peace."
Gladwyn Jebb
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Dag Hammarskjöld
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Kurt Waldheim
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Trygve Lie
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During the _____________, many IR scholars and policymakers began to challenge traditional assumptions about security and the centrality of the state.
1990s
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1980s
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1960s
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1970s
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The US Department of Defense's first report on climate change as a security threat was published in ___________.
1990
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2003
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1994
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2000
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______________,
a prominent Canadian politician, supports human security logic because it puts people first and recognizes that their safety is integral to the promotion and maintenance of international peace and security
Pierre Trudeau
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Jagmeet Singh
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Lloyd Axworthy
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Kim Campbel
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It is estimated that close to ___________ of arms sales go to developing nations.
55%
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60%
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40%
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48%
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For the period of 2014-2018, ___________ was the world-leading exporter of arms.
Brazil
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The United States
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Russia
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China
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Which of these treaties fall under the categorical restrictions?
Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT)
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Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America
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the Convention on Cluster Munitions
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the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT)
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The Small Arms Survey (2011) estimated that civilian conflict deaths due to small arms and light weapons ranges from _______ each year.
30-50%
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50-70%
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40-80%
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60-90%
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In discussing arms control negotiations with the Soviet Union, ______________ famously said
trust, but verify.
Harry Truman
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John F. Kennedy
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Richard Nixon
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Ronald Reagan
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Korea withdrew from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in _______________.
2000
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1998
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2003
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1990
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Which of these countries was not a part of the "Six Party Talks" to deal with North Korea's nuclear weapon delivery capabilities?
U.S.
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Russia
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India
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Japan
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